2016 Labour Party leadership election
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The 2016 Labour Party leadership election was a contest within the UK Labour Party, triggered by internal dissent against leader Jeremy Corbyn and resulting in his re-election against challenger Owen Smith.
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| 2016 Labour Party leadership election canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 2016 Labour Party leadership election Context triple: [2015 Labour Party leadership election, followedBy, 2016 Labour Party leadership election]
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A.
2015 Labour Party leadership election
The 2015 Labour Party leadership election was the contest that unexpectedly propelled long-time left-wing backbencher Jeremy Corbyn to the leadership of the UK Labour Party, dramatically reshaping its political direction.
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B.
2010 Labour Party leadership election
The 2010 Labour Party leadership election was the contest held to choose Gordon Brown’s successor as leader of the UK Labour Party following its defeat in the 2010 general election.
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C.
2007 Labour Party leadership election
The 2007 Labour Party leadership election was the internal contest in which Gordon Brown succeeded Tony Blair as leader of the UK Labour Party and Prime Minister.
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D.
2016 Conservative Party leadership election
The 2016 Conservative Party leadership election was the internal contest that selected Theresa May as leader of the UK Conservative Party and thus Prime Minister following David Cameron’s resignation after the Brexit referendum.
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E.
2019 Conservative Party (UK) leadership election
The 2019 Conservative Party (UK) leadership election was the internal party contest that selected Boris Johnson as Conservative leader and UK Prime Minister following Theresa May’s resignation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 2016 Labour Party leadership election Target entity description: The 2016 Labour Party leadership election was a contest within the UK Labour Party, triggered by internal dissent against leader Jeremy Corbyn and resulting in his re-election against challenger Owen Smith.
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A.
2015 Labour Party leadership election
The 2015 Labour Party leadership election was the contest that unexpectedly propelled long-time left-wing backbencher Jeremy Corbyn to the leadership of the UK Labour Party, dramatically reshaping its political direction.
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B.
2010 Labour Party leadership election
The 2010 Labour Party leadership election was the contest held to choose Gordon Brown’s successor as leader of the UK Labour Party following its defeat in the 2010 general election.
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C.
2007 Labour Party leadership election
The 2007 Labour Party leadership election was the internal contest in which Gordon Brown succeeded Tony Blair as leader of the UK Labour Party and Prime Minister.
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D.
2016 Conservative Party leadership election
The 2016 Conservative Party leadership election was the internal contest that selected Theresa May as leader of the UK Conservative Party and thus Prime Minister following David Cameron’s resignation after the Brexit referendum.
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E.
2019 Conservative Party (UK) leadership election
The 2019 Conservative Party (UK) leadership election was the internal party contest that selected Boris Johnson as Conservative leader and UK Prime Minister following Theresa May’s resignation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Labour Party leadership election
ⓘ
United Kingdom internal party leadership election ⓘ |
| ballotClosingDate | 2016-09-21 ⓘ |
| ballotOpeningDate | 2016-08-22 ⓘ |
| ballotsCast | 506438 ⓘ |
| campaignPositionOfOwenSmith | soft Brexit and opposition to austerity ⓘ |
| campaignSloganOfJeremyCorbyn | Straight talking, honest politics ⓘ |
| cause |
mass resignations from the Shadow Cabinet
ⓘ
vote of no confidence in Jeremy Corbyn ⓘ |
| challenger | Owen Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| context | aftermath of the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| electoralCollegeUsed | no ⓘ |
| electorate |
Labour Party affiliated supporters
ⓘ
Labour Party members ⓘ Labour Party registered supporters ⓘ |
| endDate | 2016-09-24 ⓘ |
| followedBy | 2020 Labour Party leadership election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | 2015 Labour Party leadership election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCandidate |
Jeremy Corbyn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Owen Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentLeaderDuringElection | Jeremy Corbyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locationOfResultAnnouncement | Liverpool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loser | Owen Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainOpponentOfJeremyCorbyn | Owen Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverageBy |
BBC News
NERFINISHED
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The Daily Telegraph NERFINISHED ⓘ The Guardian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedByMajorityOfParliamentaryLabourParty | true ⓘ |
| organisedBy | Labour Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyWingAssociatedWithJeremyCorbyn | Labour left NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyWingAssociatedWithOwenSmith | Labour soft left NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| percentageForJeremyCorbyn | 61.8% ⓘ |
| percentageForOwenSmith | 38.2% ⓘ |
| predecessorLeader | Jeremy Corbyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reaffirmedMandateFor | Jeremy Corbyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | 2016 vote of no confidence in Jeremy Corbyn ⓘ |
| resultAnnouncedAt | Labour Party special conference in Liverpool ⓘ |
| resultDate | 2016-09-24 ⓘ |
| startDate | 2016-07-11 ⓘ |
| successorLeader | Jeremy Corbyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| triggeredBy | internal dissent against Jeremy Corbyn ⓘ |
| turnout | 77.6% ⓘ |
| typeOfElection | party leadership contest ⓘ |
| votingMethod | preferential ballot ⓘ |
| votingSystem | one member one vote ⓘ |
| winner | Jeremy Corbyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: 2016 Labour Party leadership election Description of subject: The 2016 Labour Party leadership election was a contest within the UK Labour Party, triggered by internal dissent against leader Jeremy Corbyn and resulting in his re-election against challenger Owen Smith.
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